Mounted dragoon saber with scabbard. It has a tempered steel blade and 3-branch brass hilt. The grip is leather-wrapped wood, and the blade is marked "N P Ames, Cutler, Springfield [Mass.], 1836." It is stamped with an inspector's mark, "JM." Blade...

Asst. Surgeon Dr. Elihu Pierce, 6th N.H. Inf., and 9th Corps, USA, requested permission to turn in his medical equipment. In his signature, he notes that he was in "charge of sick on 9 A. C. train." On the reverse side, Samuel Adams, Asst. Surgeon...

Saber of William Bowen Campbell. U. S. Model 1840 light artillery saber made by Cabbotville Manufacturer in Massachusetts. Saber features standard U. S. stamp and inspector's mark and was used during Mexican War and Civil War.

This model 1840 non-commissioned officer's sword is typically carried by sergeants, occasionally by corporals. It is of Union manufacture and features markings of "S F.S.S." on knuckle guard and "US 1863 F.S.S" on blade (likely an inspector's...

Commissioned Joseph I. Mahar as an assistant inspector in the GAR. Mahar was a farmer from Coffee Landing, near Shiloh in Hardin County, Tennessee, and returned there after the war. Mahar served in the U. S. Navy aboard the U.S.S. Tyler, and took...

Carte de visite of Capt. Walter Bowie, Co. G, 40th Va. Inf. Regt., CSA. The backmark is obscured but does indicate Charleston, SC. His hometown seems to be Port Royal, Va. He relocated to Nashville in 1879. Bowie was severely wounded at Gettysburg...

Military issue .69 caliber flintlock pistol made by Simeon North of Middleton, Conn. The Model 1817 was issued to US Dragoons. This example has inspector proof marks on the barrel and stock. Only 1000 Model 1817s were manufactured.